Arizona silver belt., 1887-04-02
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 J. II. Wright, of Missouri, recently appointed Chief Justice of Arizona, has entered upon his duties at Pres colt.
 R. A. English, who was taken down with smallpox while enroute east, died at Casa Grande on the 22d inst.
 The Wilcox 6tockman reports the shipment of three cars. 87,000' pounds, of copper bullion from the Globe shelter to Baltimore. last week, by J. Liberman & Co.
 Heavy improvements are being made at the Reymert Mines, Pinal county.
 The 200-ton furnace being erected by the Queen Copper Co.,, at Bisbee, Is almost completed. Other substan- tiaI improvements are beng made.
 Bill and John Brown, George West and Red Murphy escaped from the Apache county jail at St. Johns on Sunday. They are all hard charac- ters and well known in Arizona. A reward is offered for their recapture. -Wilcox Stocbmau.
 Horse thieves have been operating near Pinal. Twelve horses were taken from J. A. Marshall 'sranch.
 J.-J. per.ae, ef F!ereacq-Las been appointed Deputy U. S Revenue Col lector for the Southern district of Arizona. He will make Tucson his headquarters.
 Che fthe las5 acts O. the LegisIa- ture was to pass the fee bill. It pro- vides for a return to the fee system of all county offices, but does not go into effect until 1889-Wilcox Stockman.
 The Yuma Sentinel says: Hon. DeForest Porter, formerly Judge of this District, is reported tJ be dying of erysipelas at his home in Phoenix.
 Private advices to the Tombstone  Prospector, from Chihuahua, state that Jimmy Carr has been having bad luck, since he began freighting in that country. Since his arrival there he has lost at least forty head of fine mules.
 A great many people are iea5ins Los Angeles, San Dlego and San Der nardino, and settleing in the Salt river valley, Arizona. They all agree that the prospects of the magnificent valley, are far in advance of any other secton they have vislted-Epitaph.
 J. N. Bracewell, propr e or of the Democrat, and Lida Stan ford were married at the residence of Mrs. Tu5tin. in Tustin City, near Los Cal.
 The owners of the Bachelor mine, in Stein's Peak District, shipped two tons of ore 9 few days ago which net ted them the handsome figure of s. J6G. U 775=sfT c5 5T 7,rc 5d1s;S l-!! ,.-e.-- .Epitaph.
 We understand, says the Enterprise, that the Rev. Mir. Shannenberger and 1 another minister have leased or pur- chased the material of the old PlnaI Record, and will soon begin the pub .ication of a newspaper at Piual in . the interest of the Methodist ChNrch
 The Yuma Sentinel says: YegetR- -ion is pushing upward rapidly under the genial influence of the warm sun [ light and balmy breezes. Figs are on the trees and before many weeks the markets of Yuma will be supplied with fresh, ripe fruits.
 Grape vines are in full bloom and yivo promise of a Jounliful crop which @iIl be ripe July &th.
 Eight months ago land in the quar- .er section contiguous to the north western corner of Phoenix was selling It the rate of $50 per acre and was pretty much all sold out at that fig . Ire. To-day that very same land is 'apidly selling at the rate of Sl,00O }cr acre and a prospect of a raie in l prices within very short time, The lbove fact Is but an instance of what 1 little enterprise vlll do. q little Hb- ] 'rality on the part of land owners ln ,iving streets to the public and put IUU land. in -bor,, +- -.1Ia HQr1 Id |.